Conversation: 590-006
Prev: 590-005 Next: 590-007Start Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1971 4:16 PM
End Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1971 4:31 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, John H., Jr.; Crane, Philip M.; Jonas, Charles R.; Scherle, William J.; Spence, Floyd D.; Flood, Daniel J.; Ryan, John J.; Sikes, Robert L. F.; Waggonner, Joe D., Jr.; Zablocki, Clement J.; Timmons, William E.; Cook, Richard K.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Ziegler, Ronald L.Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 03:25:39
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:41:13
NARA Description:
On October 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, John H. Buchanan, Jr., Philip M. Crane, Charles R. Jonas, William J. Scherle, Floyd D. Spence, Daniel J. Flood, John J. Ryan, Robert L. F. Sikes, Joe D. Waggonner, Jr., Clement J. Zablocki, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 590-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 590-6
Date: October 13, 1971
Time: 12:16 pm - 12:31 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with John Buchanan, Philip M. Crane, Charles R. Jonas, William J. Scherle,
Floyd D. Spence, Daniel J. Flood, John J. Rooney, Robert L. F. Sikes, Joe D. Waggonner, Jr.,
Clement J. Zablocki, William E. Timmons, Richard Cook, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Salutations
Composition of group
Presentation of the "Save Taiwan, Republic of China, United Nations [UN] Seat" petition
-Support in Congress
US foreign policy
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/10)
Conv. No. 590-6 (cont.)
-UN
-Taiwan
-Jonas
-George H. W. Bush
-William P. Rogers
-Importance of petition
Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 12:21 pm.
-Taiwan
-UN
-US financial contributions
-Bush
-Rogers
-Rooney
-US financial contributions
-Bush
-Congressional Record
Memento giving
-Donald McI. Kendall
US foreign relations
-UN
-Taiwan
-Bush
-Rooney's opinion
Farewells
-Jonas
Buchanan, et al. left at 12:27 pm.
News stories
-Supreme Court appointments
-The President's action in reading announcement
-US-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] Summit
-Television networks
-Moscow
-Phase II
-Newspapers
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/10)
Conv. No. 590-6 (cont.)
-US-USSR Summit
-Labor
-UN
-Funds cut off
-Rooney
-Petition from the House of Representatives on demanding the preservation of
Taiwan's seat in the UN
-American appropriation for UN
-The Administration’s position
-Baseball game
Ziegler left at 12:31 pm.